Lyrics
V1
I remember a specific event or time
I remember it well
Recalling a memory
in the Ace Hotel
Refers to a location, the Ace Hotel
Thai food and rose
Mentions Thai food and rose, setting the scene
Staying past closing
Staying at the Ace Hotel beyond closing time
Yeah, Iʼm good in bed I can sleep all day
Claims to be good at sleeping all day
And you care, but not in the same way
Someone cares but not in the desired way
Feels like I spend my whole life only catching colds
Feeling like constantly catching colds, metaphorical
While cherry slush just melts on the floor
Cherry slush melting on the floor, possibly a metaphor for wasted opportunities
CHORUS
Chorus starts
Youʼre so handsome when you get the blues
Describing someone as handsome when they are sad
In the game of love there always someone who has to lose
In love, someone always loses
V2
Verse 2 begins
Over, over again
Repeating mistakes, seeking understanding
When will I understand it?
Questioning when understanding will come
And I thought Iʼd grow up and be wiser
Expectation of growing wiser as one ages
But Iʼm still lying youʼre still crying, babe
Still engaging in negative behaviors and causing pain
Thereʼs no rewind, no more time
No way to go back, time is irreversible
Im bleeding, Iʼm beating, Iʼm beating you up
Experiencing pain and causing harm
I'm needing, Iʼm needing it's never enough
Desiring more but never satisfied
Wonʼt realize whatʼs wrong or right
Uncertainty about distinguishing right from wrong
I'll be on my way
Deciding to leave
CHORUS
Chorus repeats
Youʼre so handsome when you get the blues
Reiteration of someone's attractiveness in sadness
In the game of love there always someone who has to lose
Reaffirmation that someone always loses in love
So tell me
Asking a question about current desire
You want me now
Expressing a desire from the other person
Before you dry your big blues eyes
Before the person dries their tears, questioning why
Baby donʼt ask me why
Expressing a liking for the other person's tears
I love when your cry
Enjoying the emotional vulnerability of the other person
Gets me every time
Being captivated every time by the emotional display
I canʼt escape
Feeling unable to escape from the situation
OUTRO
Outro starts
I remember it well
Repeating the memory at the Ace Hotel
In the Ace Hotel
Loneliness and addiction to the other person's pain
I was just lonely
Reiteration of feeling lonely
I was addicted to your pain
Admitting addiction to the pain caused by the other person
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